Daniel goldsmith



D GOLDSMITH.

(No Model.)

LOGKET.

Patented Sept. 5, 1 882.

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i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

DANIEL GOLDSMITH, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

LOCKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 263,893, dated Septe'mberfi, 1882.

Application filed January 19, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DANIEL GOLDSMITH, of the city,couniy, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lockets, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to furnish an article ofjewelry which will combine a locket and seal, the whole to be-worn on the watchchain; and the invention consists of a casing having three or more side panels with hinged lids, which latter are connected by slot-ted arms attached thereto with pins carried by an axiall y-turnin g disk operated by acentral spindle.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lrepresents a perspective view of my improved locket and seal combined, shown as opened. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section, showing the operating mechanism. Fig. 4 is a vertical central section on. line wwof Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on line 3 3 Fig.4.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, A represents a casing, which is made with three or more sides and provided at the lower end with a rim, B, carrying the seal C. The sides of the casing are arranged with panels D for inserting photographs, and with hinged lid-sections E, made either in the shape of shutters or of frames, set with onyx or other stones. The pintle of each lid-section E is extended at the upper end and has attached to it a fixed and slotted crankarm, G, that is engaged by acrank-pin,f, on a disk, H, said disk being tangential to the sides of the casin g of the locket. The disk H is turned in one or the opposite direction by means of'a central spindle, J, which works in bearings at the top and bottom of the casing A. The spindle J is provided with an exterior head and a suspension-ring, "i, so that it may be readily turned on its axis, whereby the lidsections are thrown either in openor closed position, as shown respectively in Figs. 1 and 3. The spindleJ is retained by the action of a friction-spring, which is applied to a flattened portion of the same, as shown in Fig. 5, whereby the lids are securely held in closed position. In this mannera neat combination of a locket and seal attachment for watchohains is formed, which allows the insertion of several pictures in the dififerent panels of the locket.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination ofalocket case or frame having a central axially-turning spindle and side panels for the insertion of pictures with hinged lids and with mechanism whereby the pintles of the hinged lids are connected with "the central spindle so as to simultaneously 'ence of two subscribing witnesses.

DANIEL GOLDSMITH.

Witnesses PAUL GoErEL, CAR KARP. 

